Perplexity Projects (formerly Spaces) vs Tencent ima (腾讯ima)
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
Perplexity Projects (formerly Spaces)
Perplexity's persistent research workspaces, renamed from Spaces in 20...
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Tencent ima (腾讯ima)
Tencent's knowledge-base AI for search, Q&A and writing
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| RECATOOLS Score | 7.2 / 10 | 6.1 / 10 |
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| Pricing | Subscription | Freemium |
| Free tier | Perplexity's free plan is search-only; Projects are a feature of paid plans and free access is not documented | Knowledge bases, AI search, document Q&A and writing are free; the copilot agent spends credits, some granted free in promotions |
| Paid from | From $20/month with Perplexity Pro ($17/month billed annually) | ¥5 for 75 copilot credits (China App Store in-app pack) |
| Has API | ✗ | ✗ |
| Open source | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free to use | ✗ | ✓ |
| Users | — | — |
| Founded | 2024 | 2024 |
| Maker | Perplexity AI, Inc. | Tencent |
| Verdict | Projects make Perplexity far more useful for ongoing work, keeping files, instructions and connected data together, and the new limits — 5,000 files per Project on every paid plan — are generous. The rename from Spaces m... |
ima is Tencent's knowledge-base AI: collect PDFs, web pages, audio and WeChat Official Account articles, then search, question and write against them with Tencent's HY models or DeepSeek. Few rivals can read WeChat artic... |
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